After acquiring DC Leisure, housing giant Places for People became a new player in the leisure arena. Julie Cramer talks to both company chiefs

Clubs need to be proactive in their approach to media opportunities, says Patricia Amend

Can the sector better engage with members by more wholeheartedly embracing CSR? Kate Cracknell reports on the birth of Gymtopia

ukactive joins forces with Sport England to put more weight behind its drive to see a fitness professional in every GP surgery

Training people to be the positive face of the gym can add vibrancy to your club, says énergie's Jim Durie

The founder of The Second Half Centre in London tells Kate Cracknell about her unique approach to successful ageing

Operators increasingly need to demonstrate social value. Julie Cramer reports on the progress being made

St George's Park not only caters for elite footballers but also the public, with a range of performance packages

Combat sports are growing in popularity, but do they belong in the mainstream, asks Kath Hudson

Abigail Harris takes a look at the latest software designed to help members feel a sense of belonging to their gym 'community'

Kristen Walsh rounds up the news from IHRSA's 32nd Annual Convention and Trade Show, which took place in Las Vegas last month

A new report into outdoor fitness found that 100 per cent of respondents were planning outdoor classes for 2013. We take a closer look at some of those plans

Management company Leisure Connection is to make its gym and leisure facilities available through online gym booking service payasUgym.com.

The Sports Science Institute of South Africa's Brent Walsh discusses the work of this unique facility

Residential developers are incorporating wellbeing facilities in their schemes to enhance exclusivity and add value, reports Neena Dhillon

The CEO and co-founder of Anytime Fitness talks to Kate Cracknell about incentivising healthy living and the company's expansion plans

Is the sector doing everything it needs to do to engage with today's consumer, asks Kate Cracknell

The sports Operations Manager for Glasgow Life talks to Kate Cracknell about driving a culture of physical activity, and making positive changes at a population level

Across the UK, the momentum is growing behind the public sector spa. David Thompson looks at the facilities leading the way

Advice for capitalising on the rapidly increasing popularity of running

The director of public health at NICE tells Julie Cramer why the organisation is determined to get GPs prescribing exercise

Football clubs are developing community outreach programmes that are addressing social issues and linking local people together. Neena Dhillon reports

Technogym has opened its brand new headquarters: the Wellness Village in Cesena, Italy. Kate Cracknell pays a visit and finds an exemplary corporate wellness model

Nick Batram asks whether the investment climate is now right for some health and fitness companies to re-enter the UK stock market

Stakeholders are being encouraged to register and try out spogo, the main digital legacy project for the 2012 Olympic Games now available online in beta mode. A customer-facing online service, www.spogo.co.uk has been designed to make searching and finding physical activities as simple as other consumer-friendly online services.

A new £37m initiative has been launched with the support of government funding to improve the health, wellbeing and quality of life for nearly 170,000 older people across the UK.

CEO of the FIA, David Stalker, looks at the compelling case for exercise interventions in healthcare delivery

The EU is now focusing on physical activity as a way of addressing obesity, and is looking to our sector for solutions, says Kate Cracknell

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